Mahdi Sammoud, Captain of Tunisia: “We could have done it, or at least we could have done better but we did not manage it. We are sad as it was an important match for the round”.

Farhad Salafzoon, Captain of Iran: “It was a really good match for us. We are really happy for the result”.

Lotfi Ben Slimani, Coach of Tunisia: “It was the last chance for Tunisia to have the access to the semi-finals for the four best teams. I am realizing that we cannot play three or four good matches in a row. We now have to forget how this second wound has gone so far and we have to try to get better for the matches we will play in the next days”.

Jovika Cvetkovic, Coach of Iran: “I would like to give my congratulations to my guys that were able to qualify for an important semi-final. It was a difficult match, especially as regards to maintain concentration. I also want to congratulate the Tunisian head coach as he has a very high-quality team”.